E-TKT: anachronic label maker

Andrei Speridião - 2022 - andrei.cc

An open source label maker that fuses together both old and contemporary technology to create something as ubiquitous as... EMBOSSED LABELS!

By combining simple and widely available embossing tapes in a reliable mechanism with modern connectivity, E-TKT rescues a would-be future that did not happen, and at the same time gets rid of the dependence on proprietary cartridges, which are environmentally impacting & expensive.

how does it work?

An ESP32 commands the label production and also serves an on demand web application (local) to any device connected in a local network.

Neither internet is needed, nor installing any app.

documentation

It's now much more detailed, so I've moved it to a dedicated page.

What you fill find there:

• 🎯 news: what's going on;
• 🤓 about: how it started, and why?
• ⚙️ how does it work?: a more in depth explanation;
• 💡 features: device and app details;
• 📷 gallery: misc. photos of the device and labeled things;
• 🛠️ do it yourself: a super detailed guide for you to buy the parts and make your own E-TKT;
• 🧬 iterations: a log of development so far;
• ⚖️ license: for firmware, hardware and documentation itself;
• 🏅 credits: people that made a difference for the project;
• 📺 media: where and when it's already been featured.

If you ever build one, I would love to know ;)

And if you'd like, donations are more than welcome 😍

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